screen presence
noun
: a quality that attracts attention in movies
She has tremendous screen presence.
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The burden of explaining how the hell that happened is on head housekeeper Lily (Arquette) and her husband Ray (Paterson Joseph), both of whom have a commanding enough screen presence to make the exposition bearable.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Breaking the Waves, von Trier’s beautiful and artfully punishing 1996 melodrama, elevated Skarsgård’s image in America from side character to formidable screen presence.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Van Der Beek looks a tad weathered for a man in his late 40s — not sure the scraggly man bun was a great choice — but otherwise projects a healthy, solid screen presence.
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
The supporting cast is peppered with very good supporting performances led by De Gouw, amusing, striking and always more at ease in roles that don’t require an American accent, and Mason, like his character a former rugby star but delivering ample screen presence in his first acting role.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Breaking the Waves, von Trier’s beautiful and artfully punishing 1996 melodrama, elevated Skarsgård’s image in America from side character to formidable screen presence.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Van Der Beek looks a tad weathered for a man in his late 40s — not sure the scraggly man bun was a great choice — but otherwise projects a healthy, solid screen presence.
—Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
The supporting cast is peppered with very good supporting performances led by De Gouw, amusing, striking and always more at ease in roles that don’t require an American accent, and Mason, like his character a former rugby star but delivering ample screen presence in his first acting role.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Screen presence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20presence. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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